In Short

• Cross-border arrest: A man wanted by WA Police on serious drug supply and stolen property charges was arrested in Griffith on Wednesday 25 February after being stopped in a vehicle with Western Australia number plates.
• Serious charges: Police allege the man was wanted for possessing stolen property, possessing a trafficable quantity of methylamphetamine with the intention to supply, and failing to comply with a data access order.
• Extradited interstate: After being charged at Griffith Police Station, the man was extradited to Western Australia to face the outstanding matters before the courts there.

Griffith police have arrested a man wanted in Western Australia on serious drug supply, stolen property and data-access offences, after pulling him over in a vehicle bearing WA number plates on Wednesday afternoon.

The arrest was made at around 1 pm on Wednesday 25 February, when officers from the Murrumbidgee Police District stopped the vehicle in Griffith. The man was taken to Griffith Police Station, where he was charged on the outstanding warrants.

Police allege the man was wanted by Western Australia Police on charges of possessing stolen property, possessing a trafficable quantity of methylamphetamine with the intention to supply, and failing to comply with a data access order — an offence that relates to providing access to encrypted devices or accounts when required by law enforcement.

Following the charging process at Griffith Police Station, the man was extradited to Western Australia, where he will face the outstanding matters before the courts there.

The Murrumbidgee Police District encompasses a vast area of regional New South Wales including Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera, West Wyalong and surrounds. Police across the district regularly cooperate with interstate law enforcement agencies to locate wanted persons who travel across state lines.